I've been a Bills fan for over 45 years now...And to say I'm no fan of the BN is quite possibly the understatement of the century....Bu I really don't know why you're looking for optimism in the media this year...Sure 8-8 may be a little lazy...But this year, to be perfectly honest, I think it's fair...Maybe even a little wishful...
This team has talent...no question...But Lawson and Ragland were MASSIVE pieces of the get-good-fast puzzle...And it's looking like we're going to get 8 games total out of those two at best...TT has to take the next step and it's not a given whatsoever...The Bills still do not have a WR threat that is going to make teams think twice about blanket covering Sammy...The depth on this roster is brutal...And our best Defensive player is going to miss the first 4 games...
Who knows? Maybe they overachieve...Maybe TT takes that next step and gets control of this Offense in the 4th Quarter with games on the line...Maybe Sammy takes that next step into the Julio Jones category...Maybe Rex can take a lot of rag-tag pieces and field a consistent Top 10 Defense...Maybe...
But I think...with all the maybe's...8-8 is more than fair as a prediction this year...